Cloves Know Your Herbs and Spices

Remember oranges and apples covered in cloves? We would take an orange or apple and pierce it with a bazillion tiny clove spikes. You gave your new air freshener to Mom as a Mother’s day, Birthday or Christmas gift. That clove ball made the entire house smell so good!
Cloves are dried flower buds originating on an evergreen tree. The buds are picked just before the flowers open.

Come join me for this week’s Know Your Herbs and Spices at Daily Dish and check out what this spice has to offer.

Cloves-Know Your Herbs and Spices

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A Berry Nice Garden

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Shades of winter don’t need to be limited to white, brown, black and green. There is an alternative to add drops of color to your winter landscape. Consider planting fall or winter bearing fruit. Come join me for this week’s Garden Sense at Daily Dish.

A Berry Nice Garden .

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New England Clam Chowder #SundaySupper Soup Celebration

New England Clam Chowder

This week our Sunday Supper group is celebrating that wonderful Soul Warming, Belly Warming, Glasses Steaming, One Pot Recipe concoction better known as

SOUP!

I love soup of all kinds, so when Pam from The Meltaways suggested a soup theme I couldn’t wait to see all the great ideas! Thanks Pam!
One of my favorite soups is New England Clam Chowder. Truth be told, every time I make it I change it just a little depending on my mood. Sometimes I leave the bacon out. I hear you, I know who would leave bacon OUT? Add carrots, sure. Mussels? Why not? Anyway, as you can see it is an easily adaptable recipe but I always leave it as a white chowder version. Have fun with it and make it your own. Let me know how it turns out!

New England Clam Chowder

    Ingredients

  • 3 cups clam juice
  • 1 cup fish or chicken stock
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cans chopped clams with juice
  • 2 cups half and half or (light version use 2 percent milk)
  • 1 cup potato flakes, divided
  • 4 strips cooked bacon, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • Parsley for garnish

Sauté celery and onions in oil over medium heat until soft but not mushy. Set aside.
Cook potatoes in clam juice and stock over medium heat until cooked about half way through. At that point, add the celery, onions and clams with juice.
Continue cooking until potatoes are soft not mushy. Remove from heat and add half and half and bacon.
Add 1/2 cup of potato flakes and gradually add remaining flakes until you reach desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.

Do The Chicken Dance (chicken {or other poultry} soups)

 

Where’s The Beef (Beef Soups)

 

Pass The Pork. Please (Pork or Sausage Soups)

 

Under The Sea (Seafood Soups)

 

Eat Your Veggies (Chock Full o’ Vegetables Soups)

Some Don’t Like It Hot (Chilled Soups)

 

Of course once you have seen all of the recipes for the day, you’ll not want to miss our #SundaySupper conversation on twitter each Sunday.

We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. This week we will be sharing out special soup recipes!

Our weekly chat starts at 7:00 pm ET and you do not want to miss out on the fun.

Follow the#SundaySupper hash tag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat.

Don’t forget to check out our #SundaySupper Pinterest board for more fabulous recipes and food photos.

Join us Around the Family Table this Sunday at 7pm Eastern Time and share your favorite soup, stew, chowder or bisque recipes with us!

 

New England Clam Chowder #SundaySupper
 
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups clam juice
  • 1 cup fish or chicken stock
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
  • ½ cup diced celery
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cans chopped clams with juice
  • 2 cups half and half or (light version use 2 percent milk)
  • 1 cup potato flakes, divided
  • 4 strips cooked bacon, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • Parsley for garnish
Instructions
  1. Sauté celery and onions in oil over medium heat until soft but not mushy. Set aside.
  2. Cook potatoes in clam juice and stock over medium heat until cooked about half way through. At that point, add the celery, onions and clams with juice.
  3. Continue cooking until potatoes are soft not mushy. Remove from heat and add half and half and bacon.
  4. Add ½ cup of potato flakes and gradually add remaining flakes until you reach desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.
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Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party 33

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